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Windows 7: Win7 Home Prem 64bit

Alright, I've had Win7 installed for awhile and just never felt like backing everything up and moving it from the WinXP install to the 7 install. I finally got around to doing it and I've ran into a problem.

They system isn't 100% stable. It blue screens regularly, just not always when I am around. I can't remember how to stop it from rebooting automatically on blue screen so if someone could tell me how to that would be great.

I read through the error logs and it seems to be a compatibility issue with the CPU.......but I can't be sure. I get an error when I boot from BIOS saying the mobo isn't compatible with the CPU but I can F1 past it an be fine. I've done it for three years using XP. The CPU in question is a Intel Pentium D 940 Presler. From everything I've read it should be 64bit compatible.

I know probably not enough information to get any real help but perhaps someone else ran into a similar issue? I'll post some logs and blue screen codes when I manage to get them.

Upload Dump Files:
Please go to C:\Windows\Minidump and zip up the contents of the folder. Then upload/attach the .zip file with your next post.
Left click on the first minidump file.
Hold down the "Shift" key and left click on the last minidump file.
Right click on the blue highlighted area and select "Send to"
Select "Compressed (zipped) folder" and note where the folder is saved.
Upload that .zip file with your next post.

If you have issues with "Access Denied" errors, try copying the files to your desktop and zipping them up from there. If it still won't let you zip them up, post back for further advice.

If you don't have anything in that folder, please check in C:\Windows for a file named MEMORY.DMP. If you find it, zip it up and upload it to a free file hosting service . I recommend Windows Live SkyDrive - http://skydrive.live.com or another free, file-hosting service. Then post the link to it in your topic so that we can download it.

Then, follow the directions here to set your system for Minidumps (much smaller than the MEMORY.DMP file): Set MiniDump (remove the checkmark from "Automatically restart" in order to get the system to stop on the blue screen).

NOTE: I posted this after Jonathan_King's post - please follow his advice.

I was able to download and extract the info very easily - that's why I made the little canned speech that I originally posted.

4 memory dumps from 28 Jun to 01 Jul 2010 (4 days)
4 different STOP error codes, with 4 different causes blamed
This is most likely a hardware problem because of the number of different type of errors and causes.

As such, please start with these free diagnostics:

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H/W Diagnostics:
Please start by running these bootable hardware diagnostics:Memory Diagnostics (read the details at the link)HD Diagnostic (read the details at the link)

Also, please run one of these free, independent online malware scans to ensure that your current protection hasn't been compromised: Malware (read the details at the link)

Prime95 download site:Free Software - GIMPSPrime95 Setup:
- extract the contents of the zip file to a location of your choice
- double click on the executable file
- select "Just stress testing"
- select the "Blend" test. If you've already run MemTest overnight you may want to run the "Small FFTs" test instead. (run all 3 if you find a problem and note how long it takes to error out with each)
- "Number of torture test threads to run" should equal the number of CPU's times 2 (if you're using hyperthreading).
The easiest way to figure this out is to go to Task Manager...Performance tab - and see the number of boxes under CPU Usage History
Then run the test for 6 to 24 hours - or until you get errors (whichever comes first).
This won't necessarily crash the system - but check the output in the test window for errors.
The Test selection box and the stress.txt file describes what components that the program stresses.

Also, please remove or update these older drivers that were loaded at the time of the crash. Don't use Windows Update or the Update drivers function of Device Manager.
Please use the following instructions to locate the most currently available drivers to replace the one's that you uninstall OR remove:

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How To Find Drivers:
- I have listed links to most of the drivers in the code box below. Please use the links there to see what info I've found about those drivers.
- search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
- if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.

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